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As the summer festival season winds down after a string of unforgettable performances, THE HALO EFFECT surprise fans with a brand-new release — a cover of the beloved 1997 hit ‘If You Were Here’ by Swedish alternative pop-rock icons Kent (originally released in Swedish as “Om du var här”). Handpicked …

Swiss heavy metal powerhouse Burning Witches have unleashed their brand new single, ‘Soul Eater’, taken from their upcoming album, Inquisition, out this Friday, 22nd August via Napalm Records. Pre-order Inquisition here: https://napalmrecords.com/burning-witches The all-female force blends classic heavy metal with the raw intensity of ’80s thrash, as ‘Soul Eater’ delivers …

Just before the release of their new epic, Knightclub, FEUERSCHWANZ are headed to Middle-earth, with their new single, “Sam The Brave”. The track pays tribute to a silent hero: Samwise Gamgee, the loyal companion of ring bearer Frodo Baggins. Always in the shadow of J. R. R. Tolkien’s protagonist, FEUERSCHWANZ …

This November and December marks Black Eyed Sons’ first live run since their musical rebirth. The band will celebrate their chart-topping debut album, which reached #1 on the Official UK Blues Chart. The shows will bring to life the energy and grit of Cowboys in Pinstriped Suits, which earned critical …

Summer Anthem, the new 7-TRACK EP from Goo Goo Dolls, is out this week via Warner Records and is a precise, hard-hitting project, featuring the type of vivid lyricism that’s helped the band to become one of the most influential alternative rock groups of all time. PRE-SAVE THE EP HERE …

The virtuosic talisman Vernon Reid has revealed a new song of his new solo album Hoodoo Telemetry, which will be released on October 3, 2025 on Artone / The Players Club Records. Listen to the second single ‘Beautiful Bastard’ above. If you’ve followed the beats of his half-century career, you’ll …

Today MEGADETH’s DAVE MUSTAINE revealed in a social post directly shared with his worldwide fanbase and Cyber Army that his forthcoming album (due out early next year) will be the final MEGADETH studio album of his career. MUSTAINE shared the announcement via his alter ego Vic Rattlehead. MUSTAINE also revealed …

A brand new rock festival is landing in the heart of Wales – and it’s set to make some serious noise. On Saturday 27th June, 2026, the grounds of Cardiff Castle will be shaken to their foundations as ALTER BRIDGE’s inaugural BLACKBIRD FESTIVAL bursts onto the scene with a monumental …

Fistful Of Metal Magazine (UK): “Arjen never misses, and this is a critical hit.” Rock Hard (GER) – 8,5/10 “No one celebrates the apocalypse as compellingly as the mastermind behind Ayreon and Star One. On Songs No One Will Hear, ‘Mr. L’ unfolds his signature multilayered progressive color palette in …